1971 Houston Oilers season

1971 Houston Oilers season
Head coach Ed Hughes
Results
Record 4–9–1
Division place 3rd AFC Central
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1971 Houston Oilers season was the team's 12th season, and second with the National Football League. The Oilers improved on their previous season's output of three victories, winning four games in 1971.[1] They missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

The 1971 Oilers are the only team in NFL history to throw three-or-more interceptions in ten different games.[2] (The team was 2–7–1 in those games.)

Offseason

NFL draft

1971 Houston Oilers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 3 Dan Pastorini *  Quarterback Santa Clara
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[3]

Roster

1971 Houston Oilers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

 Tight ends

Offensive linemen

 Defensive linemen

Linebackers

 Defensive backs

Special teams


Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 19, 1971 at Cleveland Browns L 31–0
73,387
2 September 26, 1971 Kansas City Chiefs L 20–16
46,498
3 October 3, 1971 New Orleans Saints T 13–13
47,966
4 October 10, 1971 at Washington Redskins L 22–13
53,041
5 October 17, 1971 Detroit Lions L 31–7
45,885
6 October 24, 1971 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 23–16
45,872
7 October 31, 1971 Cincinnati Bengals W 10–6
37,947
8 November 7, 1971 at New England Patriots L 28–20
53,155
9 November 14, 1971 at Oakland Raiders L 41–21
54,705
10 November 21, 1971 at Cincinnati Bengals L 28–13
59,390
11 November 28, 1971 Cleveland Browns L 37–24
37,921
12 December 5, 1971 Pittsburgh Steelers W 29–3
37,778
13 December 12, 1971 at Buffalo Bills W 20–14
28,107
14 December 19, 1971 San Diego Chargers W 49–33
35,959

Standings

AFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 9 5 0 .643 5–1 7–4 285 273 W5
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 8 0 .429 4–2 5–6 246 292 L1
Houston Oilers 4 9 1 .308 2–4 4–7 251 330 W3
Cincinnati Bengals 4 10 0 .286 1–5 3–8 284 265 L3

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

  1. ↑ 1971 Houston Oilers
  2. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the NFL, in the regular season, requiring Passes Intercepted >= 3, sorted by most games in season matching criteria.
  3. ↑ "1971 Houston Oilers draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
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